DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) Short Interest Update

DuPont de Nemours, Inc. (NYSE:DD) saw a significant increase in short interest in the month of January. As of January 30th, there was short interest totaling 9,236,904 shares, an increase of 23.6% from the January 15th total of 7,473,835 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 4,426,650 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days. Approximately 2.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 2.2% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 4,426,650 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.1 days.

DuPont de Nemours Price Performance

Shares of DuPont de Nemours stock opened at $50.19 on Tuesday. DuPont de Nemours has a 52 week low of $22.50 and a 52 week high of $52.66. The company has a current ratio of 2.42, a quick ratio of 1.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.22. The stock has a market cap of $21.03 billion, a PE ratio of -26.98, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.26 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $43.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $37.44.

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE:DD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 10th. The basic materials company reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.43 by $0.03. DuPont de Nemours had a negative net margin of 7.03% and a positive return on equity of 7.37%. The company had revenue of $1.69 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.69 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.13 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. DuPont de Nemours has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.300 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.480-0.480 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that DuPont de Nemours will post 4.38 EPS for the current fiscal year.

DuPont de Nemours announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase plan on Thursday, November 6th that authorizes the company to buyback $2.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the basic materials company to reacquire up to 12.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often a sign that the company’s board believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

DD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on DuPont de Nemours from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on DuPont de Nemours from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 16th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $80.00 to $44.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price objective on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $51.00 to $59.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 11th. Finally, Argus decreased their target price on shares of DuPont de Nemours from $86.00 to $52.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, DuPont de Nemours has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.46.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, SVP Erik T. Hoover sold 6,005 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $39.79, for a total transaction of $238,938.95. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 112,101 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,460,498.79. This represents a 5.08% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Lori Koch sold 9,011 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $39.46, for a total value of $355,574.06. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 288,326 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,377,343.96. This represents a 3.03% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders own 0.61% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On DuPont de Nemours

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its holdings in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 12,133.4% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 9,614,878 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $365,921,000 after purchasing an additional 9,536,283 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its stake in DuPont de Nemours by 242.4% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 7,491,426 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $301,155,000 after buying an additional 5,303,219 shares during the period. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in DuPont de Nemours in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $313,306,000. Eurizon Capital SGR S.p.A. acquired a new stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours during the 4th quarter valued at $130,394,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of DuPont de Nemours by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 50,867,267 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $3,962,560,000 after buying an additional 3,203,044 shares during the period. 73.96% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About DuPont de Nemours

DuPont de Nemours (NYSE: DD) is a global science and engineering company that develops and supplies specialty materials, chemicals and industrial biosciences for a wide range of markets. Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company traces its origins to 1802 and has evolved through more than two centuries of innovation. In recent history DuPont participated in a major combination with Dow Chemical and subsequent reorganization that refocused the company on differentiated, specialty businesses built around science-based solutions.

DuPont’s operations center on advanced materials and technologies used by manufacturers and OEMs in industries such as transportation, electronics, construction, industrial manufacturing and worker safety.